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Compare train, bus, and flight for Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €20 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 12m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €20, while a flight costs an average of €250.
Distance: 182 km
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€57 Average price | €20 Average price Cheapest | €250 Average price | €33 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 12m Average total duration Fastest 1h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 37m Average total duration 4h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 47m Average total duration 1h 47m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 2h 39m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions | 0.5 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is €37 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €57.
A bus is €230 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €250.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Flight takes on average 3h 47m.
Bus takes on average 4h 37m.
Travel optionsfrom Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main
How to get from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus10:35 PM3h00Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf1:35 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)€151One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus10:35 PM3h00Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf1:35 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)€151One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- LH796:10 AM0h50Dusseldorf Airport7:00 AMFrankfurt am Main Airport€1141One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 62310:19 AM1h20Düsseldorf Hbf11:39 AMFrankfurt Airport long-distance station€181One-way0 transfers
- ICE 921 · 42512:54 AM3h40Düsseldorf Hbf6:34 AMFrankfurt am Main Flughafen€181One-way1 transfer
- 26800 · ICE 9114:40 AM1h39Düsseldorf Hbf6:19 AMFrankfurt Airport long-distance station€281One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus5:20 PM3h05Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf8:25 PMFrankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)€151One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus9:15 PM3h15Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf12:30 AMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)€151One-way0 transfers
(Amsterdam -> Prague)6:50 PM3h40Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf10:30 PMFrankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)€151One-way0 transfers
- LH7310:40 AM0h50Dusseldorf Airport11:30 AMFrankfurt am Main Airport€1141One-way0 transfers
- LH753:20 PM0h50Dusseldorf Airport4:10 PMFrankfurt am Main Airport€1141One-way0 transfers
- LH776:30 PM0h50Dusseldorf Airport7:20 PMFrankfurt am Main Airport€1141One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main:
A bus is €37 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €57.
A bus is €230 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt am Main costing on average €250.
Other travel options to Frankfurt am Main take longer:
Flight takes on average 3h 47m.
Bus takes on average 4h 37m.
- Around 40 trains per day.
- Around 22 buses per day.
- Around 5 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Düsseldorf and Frankfurt am Main as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Frankfurt am Main Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Düsseldorf Hbf and arrive in Frankfurt (Main) Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Düsseldorf, ZOB am Hbf and arrive in Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, VIAS Rail GmbH, Hessische Landesbahn to go to Frankfurt am Main by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, CitizenPlane, Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Air Serbia, Air Baltic, Lot Polish Airlines, British Airways to go to Frankfurt am Main by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Frankfurt am Main by bus.
- 22 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
- 4 direct flights per day with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, CitizenPlane, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti.
- 21 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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